Softball Preview: Malone Tigers vs. Jefferson County Tigers
The Malone Tigers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Jefferson County Tigers at 4:00 p.m. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Malone and 17 for Jefferson County dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Malone came up short against Poplar Springs and fell 11-8.
Jordin Josey was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephanie Thomas, who scored a run and stole five bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Malone didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Jefferson County fell victim to a tough 27-3 loss at the hands of FAMU DRS on Monday.
Jefferson County saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Kelly, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Malone's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Jefferson County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Jefferson County's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Malone has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .509. It's a different story for Jefferson County, though, as they've only averaged .333. Will they be able to contain Malone's hitters?
Everything went Malone's way against Jefferson County in their previous meeting back in March as Malone made off with an 18-0 victory. Will Malone repeat their success, or does Jefferson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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